Bloom and Grow by My Mind’s Eye (top) and detail of coordinates (bottom) Riley Blake stormed onto the scene earlier this year and became an instant hit. I got to meet owner Cindy Cloward, who showed me all their new offerings. Many of their designers have roots in the scrapbooking and paper crafts industries. My [...]
It’s been 105°F here for as long as I can remember, so I’m suspicious that these things you call “winter” and “Christmas” are on the horizon. But the fabric companies say so, and I’ll take their word for it. Here are my favorites so far for this year’s new batch of Christmas fabrics. Above: a [...]
This week, we welcome guest curator Samatha, a fellow vintage fabric collector who co-writes the blog Two Green Chickens and runs the Etsy shop of the same name. She will be reuniting different colorways of the same vintage designs. Here’s to Christmas in summer. When I found this I loved that it wasn’t in a [...]
Merry Christmas, world! I hope your holiday is cheerful and warm. True Up will be taking a break (well, working behind the scenes to prepare for the new year!) I’ll see you Jan. 1. Enjoy the no-man’s land in between holidays! Christmas border print fabric from georgiapeachez on Flickr. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily [...]
Vintage Christmas Tablecloth, for auction on eBay (current $28.99, no bids, ends Dec-28-08 17:52:02 PST) Related posts: Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Mushrooms
Noel Tea Towel designed by Luther Travis, from – julia – on Flickr. I see some echoes of Tammis Keefe’s Noel hankie designs — I wonder which came first? Related posts: Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Butterflies Daily Swatch: Leaves Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Cats
Continuing my cheating with the vintage wrapping paper instead of a fabric item, here’s a vintage ornament print from pavillion tone on Flickr. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Christmas
Another vintage Christmas wrapping paper. This abstract diamond pattern with metallic inks is from the collection of xtinalamb on Flickr. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Christmas Daily Swatch: Christmas
Nanette from Rummage made this simple, beautiful fabric wreath by tying fabric scraps around a base (wire maybe?). What a fun way to experiment with color and pattern combinations — no futzing with a seam ripper if you don’t like the results! I love the clothespin family she added too. And Brooke of Inchmark Journal [...]
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